Friday, August 12, 2011

going, going, gone

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Fast, faster, fastest ...

It may or may not have any relevance, but the loss of an experimental plane expected to travel at 20 or more times the speed of sound reminded me of the old joke about the little bird flying in ever-decreasing circles around a mountain top ... around and around until finally he flew up his own asshole and disappeared.
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1 comment:

It amazes me that these people can lose not one but 2 of these aircraft and justify the expense.

The USA is struggling with debt, there are millions of people dying around the world of disease and starvation and somehow it's OK to waste billions of dollars on a project soley designed for killing people more quickly.

My name is Adam Fisher. I live in Northampton, Mass., U.S.A. I have a wife and three children. This is my blog and consists of almost-daily postings -- sometimes (older) about the Zen Buddhism I have admired and practiced for something short of 50 years; sometimes about other 'spiritual' matters; and (more recently) about whatever strikes my fancy. Except to the extent that it might help others to consider what sort of fool they might prefer not to be, this blog does not aim to help anyone. Writing is an old and diminishing habit. It's what I do. Once upon a time, I built a zendo/meditation hall in the backyard here and invited people to come. The zendo is still there and my Dharma name is still "Genkaku" ("original realization" or "original understanding") but these days the formality of meditation has drained. Black Moon Zendo is still a good zendo, but I am 77 in 2017 ... creaky and disinclined. I honor those who make courageous journeys, but am hoist by my own observation that "Just because you are indispensable to the universe does not mean the universe needs your help." Best wishes to all. I can be contacted at genkakukigen@aol.com